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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Fraud email example:

From: Haris Smith <haris.smith@email.ro>
Date: Sat, 20 Nov 2004 14:53:00 +0200
Subject: AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION




FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: OYL /2551256003/22
BATCH: 14/0017/IPD
ATTENTION:DEAR WINNER.
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement
today, 20th of November 2004 Winners of the SUMMER OY KEIKKAUS
NETHERLANDS SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY/ INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS held on july 3rd of
2004.
Your company, attached to ticket number 025-1146-1992-750, with
serial number 2113-22 drew the lucky numbers 13-15-22-37-39-43, and
consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category. You have thereforebeen
approved for a lump sum pay out of (US$800,000,00) credited to file
REF
NO.OYL/2551256003/22.
This is from total prize of US$20,400,000.00 shared among the seventeen
international winners in this category! .All participants were
selectedthrough a computer ballot system drawn form 15 million names from
Australia, New
Zealand, America, Europe,Asia,North America and Africa as part of
international Promotions Program, which is conducted annually by the WORLD BANK
to eradicate porverty through out the whole world.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Your fund is now deposited with a company insured in your name. Due to the mix
up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award strictly
from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money
remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double
claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this program. We hope
with
a part of you prize, you will participate in our end of year high
stakes
US$1.3 billion International Lottery.
To begin your claim, please contact your claim agent;
MRS SANDRA SKULLY: FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER, GLOBAL CROSSING,
AMSTERDAM, n.l
Via sandra_skully_claimagent@yahoo.co.uk
For due processing and remittance of your prize .
Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than 5th of Desember 2004.
After this date, all funds
will be returned as unclaimed.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every one of
your
correspondences with your agent. Furthermore, should there be any
change of
your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations! again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our
promotions program.
THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
OY KEIKKAUS NETHERLANDS SWEEPSTAKES LOTTERY, N.I
MR HARIS SMITH



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